Shipping-bracket for vehicles.



R E. FEY.

SHIPPING BRACKET FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION men JULY 25. 1912.

1 g 6 1 g 1 1 3 a I Patented Apr. 2, 1918.

Be known that IE, Ree'em E. Fey, eiti zen oi the "United States iesidingat Highlend Perk, county of /Vevne of i /lickigan, have invented ecerieiu new end usei'ui Improvement in Shipping-Bmckels for Vehicles,and declare the iollewing in be e :Eull, clear, and exac'e'descriptien0f the same such as will enable others skilled in the ml; to which itpertains tomelze and; use the same, reference being bad m fiheeceempenying drawings, which form a part of this speeificetien, 7

My invention relates to e shipping bracket for s'upporiing motor drivenor ether vehicles for transportation upon. milmed; ears beingparticularly eepted. for use me flee ears. i

Una ob ieei ef this inveniion is 50 provide e device for supporting a,vehicle in in slightly elevated position anti egegeinsl: lei eialmovement {luring imnsperimaienm Anc-iher object of the inventien is mpre- VidG means for engaging either the eiiie mthe hub of e vehicle, andwhich may be readily eclj'usted to meet the requiremeiiie 0f difi "erentforms and seizes ef axles, ei: hub eonstruetione.

With 'fihe foregoing and ether objeete, ,in view, which Will appear asthe clescriptien Proceeds, the invention resides in ihe eombination ofparts and in the details of construetion hereinafter (iescribed andclaimed it being understood that eliengee may be made in the preciseembeiiimeni; of the im venticn herein diSClOSfifi, Without (impartinghem the spirit of the $31115 In the accompanying clrewingsz- Figure ILis an end elevetien of an automobile suppm-tecl upon a railroad fiat carby means 01? the brackets embodying the in vention.

Fig. 2 is e side elevetien of a vehicle wheel, anol the bracketsupperting the axle, shown in cross-section.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the bracket.

Fig. 4; is a perspeetive view of a modification of the form of thebracket.

Referring now to the letters of reference placed upon the dmvvings:-

A, denotes the bracket as a. whoie. A, A, are legs connected by acress-member A. Spaced from the cross-member is an over hanging element3. forming a hook adapt iieetieii meal July 32h eci to receivwviieei Thehaving lieies t0 secure extending the device .1, vehicle in he i poi";of holes being mrovielecl s .ie it (i in i L viee eeviee will leereadily etoerim F0111" eie belied;

if ilrie em? epweeil iii 21 euimeeie eeeii OlLin 0 receive the vehie 0ihubs m in eeial. bm'elieis lay the lzmlie an provicieel or that purpose,theiaeiay the veiiie elmet lateral inevemei I'Gilfl. like ileei".

the saicl hoelte i element eml ewes t0 eonfine the hub 01' in vehicleetliereui pair of set-screws carried by izhe iww v portion at rightangles each other, mien ed to bear upon seiel limb to secure the ve eleagainst leieisl movemeniz.

2. In a device 0f the character iieseribeil a 'brackelzcomprising peii?0i i'eeieei i aclepted to be seeuireei 1 30 a, eiipporiiiig elm fern-i,e cross-member integral wilzln tl :1. supwixn"-um1 integml hookshapedelw mvnl. spa mm the cross-member to re (201w L uncle of EL'TJEhlClG;transverse bolt 1331M; through balsam 51m hookshapedl adapted to bearupon the aide t0 swam 12m vehicle against lateral movement.

In testimony whereef 1 sign this specification in the presencs of twowitnessas.

RUBER'E EY 4

